Update of TN Code Annotated

IPS received some very exciting news today. As of May 10, 2010, the Municipal Technical Advisory Service (MTAS), the Law Enforcement Innovation Center (LEIC) and the Naifeh Center for Effective Leadership are officially recognized in the Tennessee Code as part of the Institute for Public Service! In Senate Bill 3680, sponsored by Sen. Randy McNally (R-Oak Ridge), all three agencies are recognized to provide studies, research, training and educational conferences using professionals in their respective fields.

Although MTAS has been recognized in TCA for some 60 years, the agency has never been a part of the IPS code.

I’d like to thank and recognize Anthony Haynes and Lou Hanneman, who work in the Nashville office of UT Government Relations, for their hard work in getting this language included in Tennessee Code.

This is big news for us and definitely a milestone in the history of IPS!